loavdda

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *loavtëk. Equivalent to loavdit +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈloɑ̯vːtta/

Noun[edit]

loavdda

  1. tent cloth

Inflection[edit]

Odd, vd-vdd gradation
Nominative loavdda
Genitive loavdaga
Singular Plural
Nominative loavdda loavdagat
Accusative loavdaga loavdagiid
Genitive loavdaga loavdagiid
Illative loavdagii loavdagiidda
Locative loavdagis loavdagiin
Comitative loavdagiin loavdagiiguin
Essive loavddan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person loavdagan loavdageamẹ loavdageamẹt
2nd person loavdagat loavdageattẹ loavdageattẹt
3rd person loavdagis loavdageaskkạ loavdageasẹt

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland